St Benedict's Catholic Primary School in Chatham

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lambourn Way, Chatham

School Information

Address:	Lambourn Way, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Website:	www.st-benedicts.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01634669700
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Medway
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Joanne Burford
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	118780

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	208
Number of Boys:	122
Number of Girls:	86

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.7%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.3

Writing

Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.4

Maths

Well Above Average: 4.7 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	77%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	30%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	108
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	110
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way , Lordswood ME5 8PU	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road , Lordswood ME5 8TJ	3out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane , ME5 8NN	3out of 4	648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walderslade Primary School Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ	3out of 4	1,355 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunbury Primary School Tunbury Avenue , Walderslade ME5 9HY	3out of 4	1,757 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenacre Academy 157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP	3out of 4	2,109 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walderslade Girls' School Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE	2out of 4	2,177 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB	4out of 4	2,275 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB	3out of 4	2,275 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Rowans Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB	4out of 4	2,595 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolLambourn Way, Chatham